Use of PAIR in human cystic echinococcosis.
Acta Trop
; 64(1-2): 95-107, 1997 Apr 01.
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| ID: mdl-9095291
ABSTRACT
The authors report their experience with ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous treatment of hydatid abdominal cysts (mainly hepatic). From November 1987 to January 1996 in Italy and in Kenya 231 cysts in 163 patients were treated with a technique called PAIR (puncture, aspiration, injection, re-aspiration), using 95% ethanol as a scolecide agent according to a routine protocol. In Kakuma, Turkana (Kenya) 141 cysts in 85 patients were treated with a simplified protocol and a portable US machine. No anaphylactic shock or peritoneal dissemination was observed. One failure was observed due to the proximity of the parasitic cyst to the gallbladder, resulting in a fistula between the two cavities; this complication was resolved by surgery. A few minor complications were observed. In all the other cases detachment of the germinal membrane and subsequent reduction in size was observed, with a more or less complete solidification of the cyst and reduction of serology titers. Only one cyst recurred after 4 years and was treated again by PAIR. Long-term results indicate that in type I, II and III cysts, according to the Gharbi classification, PAIR is a first-choice method for treatment of liver hydatid cysts, especially in developing countries.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ultrassonografia de Intervenção
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Cistos
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Equinococose Hepática
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Trop
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália